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WORLD'S GREATEST WAR DAY BY DAY
Statement of Condition
OF
Great Battles of Two Centuries;
Forces Engaged, and the Losses
AuhUmIK.
' ,, December 2, 1805. Lasted ono day.
Men Engaged.
!, 70,000
Fronch , q ono
AtiBtrluns and Russians .... ... ........ ,"
Doclsivo Victor for Fronch.
WiiKihtn.
July C, 1809. Ono d..
French i inooo
AUBtrlatiB ,"" nu,"""
llorodlno
Septombo, 7. 1812. Ono day.
Fronch .
IliiBBlana
' .'.'.".!!!.'.'.! i i '''' 220000
Ti"IIM(!
October 1C-18. Four days
"AuBirimw, iimmIiuib nnii Prussians. ;;;;;;;;; luo.OOO
French ... ..- j,, ' ,0 Nation's!" ' 'French defeated.
Waterloo
Juno 18, ISin. Ono lny.
Ilrltlah and aormniiB Sinn?
French utterly defeated.
Gravelotto
August 18, 1870. Twolvo "- .
OoriliailH ...
French
J-W,UV
Fronch defeated.
Sedan
Septombor 1, 1870. Ono day.
190,000
.'.'. ."!!."!!. ! 124,000
Fronch defeated.
CIormntiB
French .
GetljHburt:
July 1-3, ISCn. Three dnys.
Union nrmy 2,000
ConfoderntcB ',. V ' ' ' .7 TJ.uuu
Union victory.
Slia-ho
Octobor 10-18, 1904. Nino days.
KUMlon. 3S000
Jttm0 !Mu1den''.!!!''.'..:!,.,0......
February 24-March 10. Fifteen days.
Russians 552-222
Japanese
IlusBlan
A REMARKABLE
KANSAS WITH "UNMITIGATED
NERVE," OUTS RATTLE IMC-
..TURK WHERE OTHERS FAIL
KIDS 'KM ALL, TIIEV MKK IT
(Dy K. Alexander Powell
ANTWERP, Sept. 21. Yesterday
morning a little man wearing an
Amorlcnn nrmy shirt, a pair of Ilrlt
IhIi offlcor'H brcoches, French put
tccH and a Senforth Hlghlander'u
helmet, nnd carrying a camera the
mIzo of a parlor phonograph, blow
Into tho American conaulato In On
toud. Ho announced that IiIb namo was
Donald C. Thompson, photographer,
from Topokn, Kansas. Europe Is
chockablock with war photographers,
but Thompson Ih tho only ono J have
coino across who has seen war nnd
actually photographed It.
No ono but nu American could
lihvo accomplished what bo hns done,
and no American but n Kauuau.
Tho llttlo man lu built llko Harry
Luudor. Ho Is hard as nails, tough
nu rawhldo ,and his fnco Is colored
to tho shado of a woll-smoked
inoorHohnum. His faco Is norpot
ually wreathed lu what ho calls his
"Hiinflowor smllo."
Arrive on Tramp Strainer
Thompson jonchod Kuropu on a
tramp stoainer with an ovonoat, a
toothbrush, two clean baudkorchiofu
and throo of tho largost sizad cam
ora mndo. Ho oxpectoil to have
soino of thorn Binnshed, ho oxphlnod,
bo ho brought along throo as a ..Hit
ter of precaution.
"lly using a big camera, no ono
can posslblv nccuso mo of boiug a
spy," ho Bald. i7&
Ills papers consist of an American
passport, a cortlficato of membership
in tho Elks, and a lottor from Sam
Hughes, Cnundlan Minister of Mil
itia, authorizing him to take pic
turos of tho Canadian troops. Thoso
and his uumltlgatod noruj bnvo
takun him whom no other civilian
has booh.
AiTVMiMl Nino Times.
Thompson made nluo attempts to
got from Paris to tho fron', was
arrested nine tlmos, nnd spunt nine
nights lu prison. Each timo bo
wns taken bofoio a military tribunal.
Utterly Ignoring subordinato offi
cers ho would demand to seo tho
offlcor commanding. Ho would
grasp tho astonlshod official by tho
hnnd nnd nearly wring It off, mean
while Inquiring solicitously after
tho goneral's health and that of
his family.
"How many languages do you
Bpoak?" I asked.
"Throo," said ho. "English,
Amorlcnn and Kansas,"
On ono occasion he commaudcored
u motorcycle standing oiitsldo a
cafo and rodo it until tho gaso
lino gnvo out. On another occasion
ho oxplnlned to a Fionch officer
who arrested him that ho wan In
search of his wlfo and daughter,
who were dying somowhero on the
Holglan frontier. "
Tho officer was so affected by
the pathos of tho story that ho vopt
on Thompson's neck and soul him
forward in a Hod Cross automobile.
Vhonovor ho was stopped by pa
rol ho would flourish his lotier
from tho Canadian Minlstor of Mil
itia and say ho was trying to over
take tho Canadian troops.
"Viva Cauada," tho French would
shout. "Hurrah for our bravo al
lies" and pornitt hfm .to proceed.
Ho did not think it tiecosbary to 'n
form them that tho nenrest Canadian
troops were at (namo of tho place
censored.)
Losses.
12,000
20,000
10,000
211,000
40,000
40,000
3r,ooo
in, 000
23,991
22,1)70
2Ii,000
29,000
.An'nnr.
1.1,000
14,000
17,509
15,301
C0.000
15,900
125,000
50,000
1V
rotreat forced.
BUTTLE PICTURf
Threatened With Death
When ho was within sound of tho
German guns ho was arretted for
the ninth time, tried by a military
trlhunnl, and told ho would bo shot
if ho wero not out of Franco 1.
twenty-four hours. Ho was sent
back to Paris lu n motor guarded
By two goudarmes who ac-ompauled
him to the station nnd saw him buy,
a ticket to London. 110 dropped orr
tho train, howevor, at Amiens.
Shortly after midnight, u train
, of flat cars loaded with wounded
pulled Into tho station. Thompson
climbed on tho top of an Amorlcnn
refugee train stnndlng on the next
track and mndo a flashlight picture
A panic ensued lu tho station, ns
ovoryono thought a Gorman bomb
had exploded.
Thompson was pulled down nnd
roughly handled, but tho Dritrsli
soldlors Interforrcd nnd said ho be
longed to their regiment, so ho was
released.
Shortly afterwards a train londcd
with nrtlllory bolng rushod to the
front pulled Into tho station. Thomp
son crawled under tho tarpntitlr.
covering of n field gnu nnd fo'l
asleep. When ho nwoko noxt morn
lug ho was at Moris.
Goes Into Tranche
A regiment of Highlanders was
prtslng. Ho borrowod n helmet and
'oil In with them. Ho marched four
hours under n scorching sun nnd
then went Into tho trenches with the
soldiers.
All through that ' torrlblo day
Thompson plied his trndo as the
toldlora did theirs. Men wore Bitot
dead on either side of him. The
British wero so hard pressed hn
was disregarded, so ho dashed for
ward and lay down Immediately In
the rear of tho Irrltlsh Runs. Ho
; said that tho Gorman firo was won
derfully accurate and rnpld. Tho
Teutons would coucontrnto tholr en
tiro firo on ono battery and when
t'int was out of action, would tun
to anothor.
Whon tho Ilrltlsh retired before
tho Gorman onsot ho remained in
the trenches bo as to get pictures
cf tho charging Germnns. at close
quarters. Ho snnpped pictures un
til tho Germnns wero' within 100
ynids of tho abandoned tronchos,
and then ran for life. He tnU the
storm of bullets were ea. think ho
was nfrnid tho Knnsas undertaker
nould never get tho Job of burying
him. Ho said tho Ilrltlsh. behaved
with tho greatest gallantry and re
tired In perfect' order, but tuoy
would have been wiped out If thry
1'iul remained.
Tort i,y tho Fivnch
That night ho bivouacked with a
French lino roglmont, tho men giv
ing him food and a blankot. "The
noxt morning ho was arrested for
tho tenth tlnio and takon beforo tho
genorni communiung tho division
and stripped and searched and sent
to Amlons under guard with oraorj
to leavo Instantly for Knclaml.
As tho train for Boulogne was
pulling out, pnekod td tho doors
wttn rorugees, lie noticed a first
class comnartmont mnrknil i-nonrv
I od" and occupied only by .1 young
W 'III1UI.
Tho trnin was moving, but Thomp
son took a running jump and dived
through nn open window into tho
li.l of tho nstonlBhed woman, Sho
was considerably stnrtlod until ho
OMlalned bo wna nn Amm-lnn..
I Tho wqman, who. was young nnd
good looking. Jirovcd to be n Uus-
'?ii1Jpti,,,Kh 'nn."y. leaving Patia
for"PotrbgradV - 9
' The government hnd given nor
tho compartment, but she had lost
her maid and all her money. Thomp
son told hor tho Scotland Yard -lo-tcctlvca
would Boarch hint wncn
the train reached Doulnguu and
asked her If sho would conceal his
films on hor person.
Paid In Cigar Coupons.
Sho consented, bu't nBked for tho
danger sho was Incurring to bo paid
$200. Ho had only $50 bo ho paid
her tho balance it) cigar coupoiiB,
which ho explained was Amorlcnn
war currency. Sho scorned cjulto
satisfied. Thompson said ho paid
hor almoHt enough coupons to got
a briar pipe.
At Boulogne ho wau arrcatcd,
stripped and searched, but nothing
was found. Ho was pormltted to
continue to Loudon, whoro ho wont
to tho couutcBs' hotel and recovered
his negatives. An hour later ho was
on tho wny to tho continent ngnln.
Ho landed nt Outdid juud managed
to got a train ns far as Mallne3.
Then ho atnrted to walk twenty-five
miles to llrussols, currying a hugo
camera, an overcoat, field glasso,
a rovolvor and 300 films. ,
Whon ho wn8 ton miles from tho
highway n dozen Uhlnns suddenly
spurred out from a wood and cov
ered him with tholr pistols. He
pulled an American flag out of his
pocket and shouted "IIocli dor Kai
ser," and "Auf Wolderchn," which
was nil tho Gorman ho know.
Upon bolng examined by tho Gor
man officors ho oxplnlned that his
Canadian credentials wore merely n
blind to got through tho lines of tho
allies, and that ho really represent
ed n syudlcato of Gorman nowspn
pora In Mllwnukco, wucroupon ho
was released Bent Into Urussolfl in
a motor cnr.
Again Taken as Spy.
Noxt day a Germnn offlcor saw
him chatting with nu English girl
In front of a cafo and ordorcd his
nrrcst ns a spy. Thompson said:
"All right, I'm used to being ar
rested, but Just wait until I get
your picture"
Tho officer was so furious ho
smashed tho camera with his sword.
TJ10 Gormnns destroyed nil tho
films nnd ordorcd him to leavo the
city In nn hour or bo shot. Ho
left nnd walked fifty miles from
IlniHsolB to Ostond, whoro I mot
him in tho consulnto. Ho said ho
had been there over night, wus tired
of tho quiet life nnd wanted some
excitement. So I brought him with
mo In our car to Antwerp.
Tho Inst I saw of him ho was
wringing tho hand of tho chlof of
tho general staff and nsklng per
mission to take pictures from n Ital
ian noroplnno. Thoy might as well
c;lvo him permission, because ho will
no 11 anyway.
KUIIOPKA.Y POWKItS PAT
AMKIMCA OX Till: HACK
Keep (in tho Good HJdo of Possible
Mediator.
.. CHICAGO. Sept.'2l uVU tho war
shows from tlmo Jo tlm6" symptoms
of a culmination alld a possible ref
eronco of certain: highly Important
questions to nn International board,
pooplo lu tho far off west who aro
unlearned lu such manors aro sensi
ble of n growing tendomess on tho
pnrt of European powers toward tho
United States. Kven In our rurul
simplicity nnd our Ignornnco of tho
ways of highly dovoloped Europeans
wo enn seo that wo aro of boiho im
portance. Certain publications in Etiropo sup
posed to oxpross tho footings of their
governments nro saying that, aftor
all, tho American way Is tho host,
the European diplomacy has ovor
renchod itsolf nnd Is In dnngor of
blowing Itsolf to plecoB with tbo phy
sical products of Its own shrewdness.
This In n tlmo of quiet would oxposo
theso publications to ridicule, for ac
cording to the canoim of International
rolntlons, profound dissimilation Is
tbo correct thing, nnd anyone who
comos nut with tho truth always has
boon set down as a groonhom.
Hut there nro fow nations of prom
inence that aro not Involved In tho
present strugglo, and perhaps nono
oxcept tho United States that could
bo depended upon to render nn un
biased decision on nny of tho ques
tions precipitated by tho wnr, and, it
Is hoped, soon to coino bo fore n poaco
conference. Thorcforo,- from tho
point of view of thoso nntlons, tho
United States Is n mighty flno fol
low and tho Presldont Is a gentleman
nnd a scheinr nnd unquestionably
rapnblo of ronderlng nn unbiased de
cision on nny subject brought up to
him. Tho plain Amorlcnn, and par
ticularly tho-unpfotentous cowboy of
tho west, feols flattorod.
Mtl'SSPJ.S GAltlHSOX IXCUEASF.D
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Allies Victory Talked
LONDON, Sept. 21. -A1 dispatch
to tho Central- News snysi
A trustworthy informant from
llrussols-says tho German garrison
them has again beenlnorensed and
nowWnmbors nbout C000 men. Ma
chlno guns HnVo oneo more be on
plnccd lu position in certain of tho
prlncipni thoroughfares.
Tho bringing of Holglan nowspa
pors In Brussels' Is etritcly prohibit
ed, Tho invaders bnvo endeavored
to promlso tho sulo of Gorman
nowspnperB but tho soldiers of tho
occupying force nro their only pur
chasers, Tho posting of placards contain
ing news of tho allies' victory has
been forbidden, but word of tho
German retreat wns spread by word
of mouth.
GKIOIAXS LKAVK IHJLGIUM.
I lacuato Telegraph Towns for First
Tlmo Since Invasion.
(Br Auocltted rri to Cw Bar Tlmcc
ANTWERP, via London, Sept. 21
.Tho telegraph towns of Dander
monde and Londerceel havo boon
evacuated by tbo Germans for tho
first time slnco tbo removal of the
Meigian capital irom urusseis to Ant
werp. .
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Total $999,191.18
L1AUIL1TI13S
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Surplus and Undivided Profits 72,832.50
Deposits ." 851,358.92
Total '....' $999,191.18
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